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cody lee Unregistered guest | rescently bought a samsung Sir-T451, and have a terk indoor antenna, I am in a very populated area, but the antenna still reads no signal, any help? (ps, no tall buildings or trees around) |
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Silver Member Username: VindslPost Number: 229 Registered: Jul-04 | I live in the middle of a 'very populated area' too. As a matter of fact, I get TV signals from 5 different directions, none more than 25 miles away. However, I live in what I refer to as a 'Taco Bell' house, i.e. Spanish Mediterranean styling, e.g. stucco construction. The problem, in my case, is the walls of my house contain wire mesh, which acts as a shield, and does a fine job of keeping out TV signals, cell phone signals, and so forth. Bottom line: I have to run an indoor antenna with a built-in amplifier, otherwise, I cannot receive TV signals. If I turn the amplifier off, I get nothing... |
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Silver Member Username: VindslPost Number: 230 Registered: Jul-04 | BTW, here's the antenna I'm using these days: http://ecoustics.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?masterid=2723919&search=jen sen+910 Runs circles around everything I've tried, including the official FCC reference antenna for data broadcasting: http://ecoustics.pricegrabber.com/search_getprod.php?masterid=2723989&search=Zen ith+ZHDTV1 |
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cody lee Unregistered guest | another thing is I live in a 3 story apt. on the 1st floor, and I've tried 2 jensen antennas and this terk antenna, and I am just not having any luck. I got 2 or 3 bars of signal at 1 point from the jensen, but thats it. |
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Peas Unregistered guest | Search online for the Zenith Silver Sensor, best all around antenna for about $30. Peas |
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Silver Member Username: VindslPost Number: 231 Registered: Jul-04 | I had a 'Silver Streak', and it worked pretty good for a non-amplified antenna, however, it is super directional. This may, or may not, be a good thing, depending on your situation. It was NOT good for me, because I receive broadcasts from 5 different directions. The second link, above, e.g. the official FCC reference antenna, is the Zenith Silver Sensor. You can get them for 20 bones on the web. I paid double that amount locally... |